Booting to a recovery/maintenance environment
    2.
    发明授权
    Booting to a recovery/maintenance environment 有权
    引导到恢复/维护环境

    公开(公告)号:US07840796B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-23

    申请号:US12058696

    申请日:2008-03-29

    IPC分类号: G06F15/177

    摘要: A system, computer program product and method for booting to a partition in a non-volatile storage unit without a local operator. In one embodiment, one or more bits in a BOOT register may be set by an operating system indicating if the BIOS should boot to the partition. The BIOS may then read the BOOT register to determine if the BIOS is to boot to the partition as well as any activities to perform if the BIOS is to boot to the partition. In another embodiment, a network interface card may insert directive information received from a packet in a register within the network interface card. The BIOS may then read the register within the network interface card to determine if the BIOS is to boot to the partition as well as any activities to perform if the BIOS is to boot to the partition.

    摘要翻译: 用于在没有本地操作者的情况下引导到非易失性存储单元中的分区的系统,计算机程序产品和方法。 在一个实施例中,BOOT寄存器中的一个或多个位可以由操作系统设置,指示是否BIOS应该引导到分区。 然后,BIOS可以读取BOOT寄存器,以确定BIOS是否要引导到分区,以及BIOS是否要引导到分区时执行的任何活动。 在另一个实施例中,网络接口卡可以将从分组接收的指令信息插入网络接口卡内的寄存器中。 然后,BIOS可以读取网络接口卡内的寄存器,以确定BIOS是否要引导到分区,以及BIOS要启动到分区的任何活动。

    Method and system for conserving power and improving usability for personal computers with remote startup features
    3.
    发明授权
    Method and system for conserving power and improving usability for personal computers with remote startup features 有权
    节省电力的方法和系统,提高具有远程启动功能的个人电脑的可用性

    公开(公告)号:US06687348B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-02-03

    申请号:US09991007

    申请日:2001-11-16

    IPC分类号: H04M1100

    摘要: A method for remotely powering up a computer, includes: receiving a telephone call by a device coupled to a powered down computer; determining an originator's telephone number for the telephone call; determining if the originator's telephone number matches one of a plurality of authorized telephone numbers; and powering up the computer if the originator's telephone number matches one of the plurality of authorized telephone numbers. The method and system utilizes the well known “Caller-ID” technology to determine the originator's telephone number for a telephone call received by a modem coupled to the computer. If there is no match, the computer remains in a powered down state. In this manner, the system discriminates between the received telephone calls, and avoids powering up the computer when the received call is not for this purpose. This avoids wasting power.

    摘要翻译: 用于远程为计算机供电的方法包括:通过耦合到掉电计算机的设备接收电话呼叫; 确定电话的发起人的电话号码; 确定发起者的电话号码是否匹配多个授权电话号码中的一个; 以及如果所述发起者的电话号码与所述多个授权电话号码中的一个匹配,则对所述计算机加电。 该方法和系统利用公知的“来电显示”技术来确定由耦合到该计算机的调制解调器接收的电话呼叫的发起者的电话号码。 如果没有匹配,计算机将保持关机状态。 以这种方式,系统识别接收的电话呼叫,并且当接收的呼叫不是为此目的而避免计算机上电。 这样可以避免浪费电力。

    Booting to a recovery/maintenance environment
    4.
    发明授权
    Booting to a recovery/maintenance environment 有权
    引导到恢复/维护环境

    公开(公告)号:US07366888B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-04-29

    申请号:US09876426

    申请日:2001-06-07

    IPC分类号: G06F15/177

    摘要: A system, computer program product and method for booting to a partition in a non-volatile storage unit without a local operator. In one embodiment, one or more bits in a BOOT register may be set by an operating system indicating if the BIOS should boot to the partition. The BIOS may then read the BOOT register to determine if the BIOS is to boot to the partition as well as any activities to perform if the BIOS is to boot to the partition. In another embodiment, a network interface card may insert directive information received from a packet in a register within the network interface card. The BIOS may then read the register within the network interface card to determine if the BIOS is to boot to the partition as well as any activities to perform if the BIOS is to boot to the partition.

    摘要翻译: 用于在没有本地操作者的情况下引导到非易失性存储单元中的分区的系统,计算机程序产品和方法。 在一个实施例中,BOOT寄存器中的一个或多个位可以由操作系统设置,指示是否BIOS应该引导到分区。 然后,BIOS可以读取BOOT寄存器,以确定BIOS是否要引导到分区,以及BIOS是否要引导到分区时执行的任何活动。 在另一个实施例中,网络接口卡可以将从分组接收的指令信息插入网络接口卡内的寄存器中。 然后,BIOS可以读取网络接口卡内的寄存器,以确定BIOS是否要引导到分区,以及BIOS要启动到分区的任何活动。

    Secure method for system attribute modification
    5.
    发明授权
    Secure method for system attribute modification 有权
    系统属性修改的安全方法

    公开(公告)号:US07174465B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-02-06

    申请号:US10180160

    申请日:2002-06-26

    IPC分类号: H04L9/32 H04L9/00

    CPC分类号: G06F21/57

    摘要: A method is disclosed for securely updating system attributes of a client computer with a BIOS and includes signing a public key of a secure server with a private key of the BIOS prior to completion of manufacturing of the client computer to create an encrypted public key and embedded private key stored at the server. The method includes receiving at the server a request packet transmitted from the client computer requesting system attribute modification, encrypting the request packet to create an encrypted packet, and transmitting a return packet to client computer comprising the encrypted packet, the server's public key, and server instructions. The client computer decrypts the request packet using the server's public key and compares it to the original request packet, and if identical, executes the server instructions to modify the client computer's boot block to update client computer's system attributes.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于使用BIOS安全地更新客户端计算机的系统属性的方法,并且包括在完成客户端计算机的制造之前用BIOS的私钥对安全服务器的公共密钥进行签名以创建加密的公共密钥并且嵌入 私钥存储在服务器端。 该方法包括在服务器处接收从客户端计算机发送的请求系统属性修改的请求分组,对请求分组进行加密以创建加密的分组,以及向包括加密分组,服务器的公钥和服务器的客户端计算机发送返回分组 说明。 客户端计算机使用服务器的公钥解密请求包,并将其与原始请求包进行比较,如果相同,则执行服务器指令修改客户端计算机的启动块以更新客户端计算机的系统属性。

    Adjusting a memory transfer setting with large main memory capacity
    6.
    发明授权
    Adjusting a memory transfer setting with large main memory capacity 有权
    调整具有较大主存储器容量的存储器传输设置

    公开(公告)号:US09361226B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-07

    申请号:US13428969

    申请日:2012-03-23

    IPC分类号: G06F12/00 G06F12/08 G06F12/02

    CPC分类号: G06F12/08 G06F12/02

    摘要: An apparatus for adjusting a memory transfer setting includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a determination module determining that an amount of main memory exceeds a threshold percentage of secondary storage on an information handling device. The machine readable code also includes an adjustment module adjusting a memory transfer setting on the information handling device in response to the determination module determining that the amount of main memory exceeds the threshold percentage.

    摘要翻译: 用于调整存储器传送设置的装置包括存储机器可读代码的存储设备和执行机器可读代码的处理器。 机器可读代码包括确定主存储器的量超过信息处理设备上的二次存储的阈值百分比的确定模块。 机器可读代码还包括调整模块,其响应于确定模块确定主存储器的量超过阈值百分比来调整信息处理设备上的存储器传送设置。

    Reducing start-up time and avoiding customer-induced system failures for personal computers
    7.
    发明授权
    Reducing start-up time and avoiding customer-induced system failures for personal computers 失效
    减少启动时间,避免客户导致的个人电脑系统故障

    公开(公告)号:US06721885B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-04-13

    申请号:US09658130

    申请日:2000-09-08

    IPC分类号: G06F15177

    CPC分类号: G06F9/4401 G06F11/2289

    摘要: Disclosed is a method for reducing power-up time and avoiding customer-induced failures of computer systems during power-up. An intrusion switch, which is connected to the inside frame of the computer system is utilized. The intrusion switch signals the BIOS of the computer system whenever the cover of the computer's system unit is opened. The BIOS controls the POST operation during power-up of the computer system. During an initial power-up of the computer system, the POST configuration code examines and configures the hardware and sets the applicable registers, etc. At the end of the POST configuration code, the register values are stored in non-volatile storage. During a subsequent power-up of the computer system, a check is made to see if the cover of the system had been opened. When the cover has not been opened, the BIOS assumes that no changed has occurred in the hardware configuration and the BIOS restores the register values from non-volatile storage without completing the POST operation. When the cover has been opened, the BIOS discards the register values and initiates the POST operation, i.e., a full configuration operation is performed and new values stored in the registers and non-volatile storage element.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种在上电期间减少上电时间并避免客户导致的计算机系统故障的方法。 使用连接到计算机系统的内部框架的入侵开关。 每当打开计算机系统单元的盖子时,入侵开关就会通知计算机系统的BIOS。 BIOS在电脑系统启动期间控制POST操作。 在计算机系统的初始上电期间,POST配置代码检查和配置硬件并设置适用的寄存器等。在POST配置代码结束时,寄存器值存储在非易失性存储器中。 在计算机系统的随后上电期间,检查系统的盖是否已打开。 当盖子尚未打开时,BIOS假定在硬件配置中没有发生任何变化,BIOS会从非易失性存储器中恢复寄存器值,而无需完成POST操作。 当盖子打开时,BIOS将丢弃寄存器值并启动POST操作,即执行完整配置操作,并将新值存储在寄存器和非易失性存储元件中。